CVE-2013-4247 | BDVDB-2026-57138 Detail
Description#
Off-by-one error in the build_unc_path_to_root function in fs/cifs/connect.c in the Linux kernel before 3.9.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and system crash) via a DFS share mount operation that triggers use of an unexpected DFS referral name length.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/1fc29bacedeabb278080e31bb9c1ecb49f143c3b
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=998401
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.9.6
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/08/14/10
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=1fc29bacedeabb278080e31bb9c1ecb49f143c3b
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.